Gregory J. Lucid
Circle Pines, MN 55014
845-***-**** (cell) ****.*****@*****.***
Work Experience:
Jan 2012-May 2012:
Ball State University
Graduate Assistant, Manuscript Editor
for International Faculty
Office of Educational Excellence
Reviewed and edited publishable manuscripts produced by international
faculty, a division of Academic Affairs at Ball State University.
Recommended for position by journalism faculty. Assisted eleven faculty
from various departments in one semester. Twenty hours per week in newly
established position.
August 2010 -July 31, 2011
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest (www.jvcnorthwest.org) and
(www.nativityhouse.org)
Program Specialist/Jesuit Volunteer at Nativity House, Tacoma, WA.
Portland, OR (headquarters) $80 monthly stipend; $5,350 education award
Served a one-year commitment via JVC Northwest at Nativity House - a
daytime center utilized by adults experiencing homelessness, mental illness
and/or substance abuse in Tacoma, WA; helped prepare and serve meals to
between 75 and 150 guests each day; provided crisis counseling; distributed
clothing; collected and sorted guests' mail; fielded phone calls from
individuals seeking financial assistance; managed weekend church group
volunteers with preparing and serving meals; and provided site security.
JVC Northwest members practice the values of community, simplicity,
spirituality and social justice.
April 2009 - July 2010
Freelance Reporter/Photographer
Northern Dutchess News
Wappingers Falls, NY
Served as freelance reporter and photographer for about nine municipalities
in northern Dutchess County. Covered general assignments including
municipal government and features. $50/story.
Nov. 2007 - Dec. 2008
Dutchess Beat
Ulster Publishing Company
Kingston, NY
Served as freelance reporter and photographer for the Town and City of
Poughkeepsie; Poughkeepsie City Schools and the Town of Poughkeepsie Town
Board. After 13 years, The Beat folded for financial reasons in December
2008. $65-$75/story.
Dec. 2006 - April 2007; Jan. 2009 - Feb. 2009
Freelance reporter
Taconic Press
Millbrook, NY
Covered general assignments (for central and northern Dutchess county
municipalities. Parent company, Journal Register, filed for Chapter 11 and
Taconic Press subsequently closed in February 2009. Initially left for
health reasons. $50/story
Education & Service
August 2011 - present: Ball State University, Journalism (M.A.); currently
editing final paper.
Sept. 2005 - July 2006: AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps
member; team media representative (CA)
Served in a 10-month, team-based national service program on a team of
nine. Completed six projects related to Gulf Coast disaster relief;
education; the environment; and unmet human needs, in four states.
May 2005: B.A., English/Communications, Massachusetts College of Liberal
Arts
Accolades:
February 2012: Ball State University/Midwest Center for Investigative
Reporting:
Researcher/writer assisting with a nationally-nominated, collaborative
Indiana college and university student mental health project; worked in
conjunction with the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, Champaign,
Ill.